Risk of angioedema associated with levetiracetam compared with phenytoin: Findings of the observational health data sciences and informatics research network
Duke J, Ryan P, Suchard M, Hripcsak G, Jin P, Reich C, Schwalm M, Khoma Y, Wu Y, Xu H, Shah N, Banda J, Schuemie M. Risk of angioedema associated with levetiracetam compared with phenytoin: Findings of the observational health data sciences and informatics research network. Epilepsia 2017, 58: e101-e106. PMID: 28681416, PMCID: PMC6632067, DOI: 10.1111/epi.13828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAngioedema riskAngioedema eventsHazard ratioObservational Health Data SciencesNew-user cohort studySummary hazard ratioRisk of angioedemaHealth Data SciencesAdverse event reportsPhenytoin usersResearch NetworkPhenytoin groupCohort studyTreat analysisAntiepileptic drugsComparator groupSeizure patientsLower riskLevetiracetamAngioedemaFurther studiesEvent reportsSignificant increaseRiskPhenytoinIdentification of adverse drug-drug interactions through causal association rule discovery from spontaneous adverse event reports
Cai R, Liu M, Hu Y, Melton B, Matheny M, Xu H, Duan L, Waitman L. Identification of adverse drug-drug interactions through causal association rule discovery from spontaneous adverse event reports. Artificial Intelligence In Medicine 2017, 76: 7-15. PMID: 28363289, PMCID: PMC6438384, DOI: 10.1016/j.artmed.2017.01.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-drug interactionsTraditional association rule mining methodsAssociation rule mining methodAssociation rule discoveryAssociation rule miningRule mining methodAdverse Event Reporting SystemAdverse drug-drug interactionsAdverse event reportsAdverse eventsData-driven discoveryHigher-order associationsRule miningRule discoveryDrug safety surveillanceMining methodsBayesian networkDrug combinationsChallenging taskCausal associationDrug Administration Adverse Event Reporting SystemDDI identificationAdverse drug reactionsCombination of drugsEvent Reporting System